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La Salle, Manitoba star forward Cole Secord is returning to the Pembina Valley Hawks after getting some experience at Kamloops Blazer camp, and he believes he's ready for some big things. 

The beginning 

17-year-old Jadyn Plett from Mitchell was part of Team Manitoba that participated in the recent Canada Summer Games, and the star says she really enjoyed the experience.

Canada Summer Games

"It was so fun," Plett says of representing Manitoba on the big stage. "It was unreal at first, I don't think I realized how big of a deal that it was to represent Manitoba as the first girls baseball team at the Canada Summer Games. It was a fun, and cool experience."

The selection process

The Humboldt Broncos dropped their second straight preseason game, losing 3-1 to the Kindersley Klippers on Tuesday night. 

All three of the Klippers goals came within the first three minutes of each period.

In the first, Pryce Thiessen scored 1:02 in the game.

Malaki Martin made it 2-0 with a goal 2:22 into the second period. 

Brady Simpson finished off the Kindersley scoring 2:49 into the third period. 

90 seconds later, the Broncos got their lone goal courtesy of Carson Croteau.

The South-Eastern Manitoba Hockey League announced Tuesday that an earlier decision from Hockey Manitoba has been reversed, meaning the Ste. Anne Aces are no longer part of the SEMHL, and will not play in the 2025-26 season.

A statement was provided by Commissioner Tom Vatrt:

"Hockey Manitoba Confirms SEMHL Decision Regarding Ste. Anne

It's definitely a bright future on the ice for Saskatoon’s Alida Korte. 

A familiar name in the area, Korte was in Humboldt last week as a guest coach for the Girls camp at the Humboldt Broncos Summer Hockey School. 

At 17, Korte has already established an impressive hockey profile, but there’s no doubt she’s plans on continuing to add to it.  

Encouraged by both her brother and father, Alida began playing hockey at the age of five. Korte played on boys’ teams until age 15, then switched to girls’ hockey in Saskatoon. 

Lanigan’s Kash Elke has agreed to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Moose Jaw Warriors. 

Earlier this spring, Elke was selected in the first round of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.  

Swift Current's Shane Friesen is still riding high after leading the Minneapolis Senior A Wheat Kings to a NABLL championship in the US.

The Highway 39 Barrel Racing Series Championships were held over the weekend in Weyburn, where the 2025 high point champions and buckle winners were determined and announced:

Rylan Guest and Ghosts Whisper topped the Peewee category. Also competing were Braelyn Froh and Bailey, and Laityn Sawka and Buddy. Guests's buckle was sponsored by UFA Weyburn. 

Brooklynn Hagen and Runner won the Youth 3D and Youth 2D buckles, sponsored by South Country Equipment and In Memory of Andon Hoff.

It was a quick sprint for the Humboldt Broncos as they opened training camp on the weekend with their fall camp. 

After Friday night’s Green and Gold, the top 40 players in camp battled for the Elgar Petersen Cup on Saturday between the Green and Gold squads.  

The Labour Day Classic lived up to its name this weekend.  

In the 60th edition of the game, it was the Saskatchewan Roughriders who came out on top, defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-30.  

Saskatchewan remains in first place in the Western Division with the victory.